"I feel it's like being a Beatle or someone of that calibre. Not many people can ever feel that feeling, to travel abroad and have people queue in line for a photo or an autograph."

His co-star Nikki Reed, who plays Edward's wife Rosalie Hale, added: "To have so many eyes on you gives me a lot of anxiety.

"It does not feel natural to have people trying to take pictures of you picking your nose. It's hard to have perspective because we are so close to it and it's also hard to find words to describe what it feels like."